Kazakhstan will develop 19 GOST standards for the export of dairy products

Dairy products are perhaps one of the most consumed and most useful types of food products, especially for children and youth. Who does not have a bottle of milk or kefir in the refrigerator, does not have a piece of cheese, a pack of cottage cheese or some kind of yogurt. And koumiss in general is one of the symbols of our region.

There are strong traditions of dairy production in all countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EurAsEC). This industry is also developed in our Republic. So, for example, in 2021, the food industry of Kazakhstan produced 606.8 thousand tons of milk, 27.2 thousand tons of butter and 13.5 thousand tons. cheese.

In the EurAsEC, the safety and quality of dairy products, as well as technological processes related to it, is regulated primarily by the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union "On the safety of milk and Dairy Products" (TR CU 033/2013).

In order to comply with the requirements of the EurAsEC technical regulations, an evidence base is needed – this is an integral mechanism for the successful implementation of technical regulations, the release of products into circulation and subsequent confirmation of their compliance.

Despite the fact that TR CU 033/2013 "On the safety of milk and dairy products" entered into force in 2014, the EurAsEC member states are constantly working to improve, expand, and keep up-to-date the evidence base of standards for technical regulations. It is impossible to keep up with the demands of the industry, global trends and scientific achievements in this field.

The extreme event of this ongoing work is the adoption in the second quarter of 2022 by the Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated May 23, 2022 No. 84 of the updated Program for the development of interstate standards, which contains 98 topics. The Republic of Kazakhstan has staked out the development of 19 interstate standards: 6 fundamental standards for products, 2 of which will be developed jointly with the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, as well as 13 standards for control methods.

The implementation of the activities of the Program assigned to the Republic of Kazakhstan is planned to be completed in 2024.